Thai Restaurant Chicken Recipe

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This dish is great because you can add any additional veggies you like, making it your own Thai specialty! —Trisha Kruse, Eagle, Idaho

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Thai Restaurant Chicken Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

20 10 30

Ingredients

2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) reduced-sodium chicken broth
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
2 tablespoons reduced-fat peanut butter
1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch cubes
2 teaspoons sesame oil, divided
1 large onion, halved and sliced
1 medium sweet red pepper, julienned
1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 cups hot cooked rice

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the cornstarch, brown sugar and pepper. Add broth; stir until smooth. Stir in the vinegar, soy sauce and peanut butter; set aside.
In a large nonstick skillet or wok, stir-fry chicken in 1 teaspoon oil until no longer pink. Remove and keep warm.
Stir-fry the onion and red pepper in remaining oil for 2 minutes. Add mushrooms; stir-fry 2-3 minutes or until crisp-tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer.
Stir cornstarch mixture and add to the pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Add chicken; heat through. Serve with rice. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 cup stir-fry with 1/2 cup rice equals 359 calories, 8 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 63 mg cholesterol, 704 mg sodium, 40 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 31 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 2 starch, 1 vegetable, 1 fat.

Originally published as Thai Restaurant Chicken in Healthy Cooking December/January 2009, p61